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BODY ONCE TOLD ME

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The full rotation of the Moon as seen by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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google just made me so emo

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so apparently cnn now has a clock counting how long it’s been since trump has attacked someone on twitter

and all it did was remind me of is this

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O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all.

Robert Frost, “October”   (via thatkindofwoman)

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Terralite Candles Are Absolutely Perfect

Terralite Candles Are Absolutely Perfect

You may remember when I highlighted the brand Terralite for their amazing business morals. They use pure, GMO free and a lot of Fair Trade certified ingredients in their candles. (Fun fact, Terralite is the very first company with candles made from Fair Trade ingredients. Just because of that, I’m a fan. What’s even more, though, is that the brand not only makes amazing candles based off of…

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I was fortunate enough to conduct an interview with Jessica Waters, co-founder of Terralite, a company that offers sustainable candles (and more!). Read below for the amazing details of Terralite and their business and values! I will also be posting later about my opinion of the candles themselves once they arrive in the mail! Who are you and what is your business?  My name is Jessica Waters and…

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I can’t hear you I’m eating chips

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Easy Vegan Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry

Easy Vegan Chickpea Sweet Potato Curry

One of my go-to dinners is my vegan chickpea curry! I don’t like preparing meat, so the chickpeas are a great way to add the meal’s protein. My recipe has come a long way since I first started making this dish, and it seems to change every time I make it. Feel free to leave out or add in anything you’d like. Not a spice fan? Simply use less. No sweet potato on hand? You can always sub for a…

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Better Brands: Haumeya

Haumeya is the newest sustainable-living brand I found! The founders are amazing, kind people, and their Kickstarter is almost over. Below is an interview I was able to conduct with them about their lives, their brand and their goals! First off, who are you and what is your brand? Currently the Haumeya team consists of me and my husband. After eleven years of marriage and three kids, we decided…

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Better Brands: PACT Organic

Better Brands: PACT Organic

Lately, I’ve been focusing more on the little things I can do to make the world just a tiny bit better. One of these things is buying from responsible brands to support them. PACT Organics  is a brand that is focused on doing the best they can to be the best they can. Before reading PACT’s website, I didn’t know that “the World Bank estimates that around 20% of industrial water pollution in the…

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Q&A With Our Home on Wheels

Q&A With Our Home on Wheels

You don’t need to hold on to those sentimental “things” because memories are so much more meaningful. Jace and Giddi live in a self-converted sprinter van with their two daughters, Juniper (human baby) and Lotus (pup baby). As a favorite couple of ours to follow along with on social media and some of our biggest minimalist living inspirators, we knew Jace and Giddi should be the first of our…

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To Plan or Not to Plan

To Plan or Not to Plan

“Failing to plan is planning to fail.” This was something I was told throughout the entirety of my life, and, for a long time, I believed it. In fact, I still do in part. As an inherent planner and generally ambitious person, I planned my life out from an early age. For the most part, I had my plan set for years. These plans included attending Southern Utah University, becoming a doctor and…

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The Best Appliances for Tiny Houses

The Best Appliances for Tiny Houses

When building a tiny house, one of the hardest things is trying to fit everything into such a small space without sacrificing your priorities. If you love to cook or bake, creating a fully functional tiny kitchen is a huge challenge. To help you out, here is a list of the appliances we used in our tiny house as well as some other good options. Microwave Yeah, yeah microwaves kill nutrients in…

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The Importance of Home

The Importance of Home

I lived in the same town, the same house and even the same room for the first 18 years of my life. Every day, I would wake up and look at the same ceiling, drive the same route to school and watch the sun set behind the same mountain range. My home was a natural constant in my life that I didn’t realize the significance of until I left it. I started college in one of the prettiest and most modern…